VORACIOUS

edacious, esurient, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, voracious, wolfish

(adjective) devouring or craving food in great quantities; “edacious vultures”; “a rapacious appetite”; “ravenous as wolves”; “voracious sharks”

rapacious, ravening, voracious

(adjective) excessively greedy and grasping; “a rapacious divorcee on the prowl”; “ravening creditors”; “paying taxes to voracious governments”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

voracious (comparative more voracious, superlative most voracious)

Wanting or devouring great quantities of food.

Having a great appetite for anything (e.g, a voracious reader).

Synonyms

• (devouring great quantities of food): See Thesaurus:voracious

• (having a great appetite for anything): See Thesaurus:greedy

Source: Wiktionary

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Vo*ra"cious, a. Etym: [L. vorax, -acis, fr. vorare to devour; akin to Gr. gar. Cf. Devour.]

Definition: Greedy in eating; very hungry; eager to devour or swallow; ravenous; gluttonous; edacious; rapacious; as, a voracious man or appetite; a voracious gulf or whirlpool. Dampier.

– Vo*ra"cious*ly, adv.

– Vo*ra"cious*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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